The European Commission is considering creating a new authority to police financial crime and monitor banks more strictly, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report.
In an action plan sent to the EU’s 27 governments, the Commission, the EU executive, said the Union needed a system to tackle money...
The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week Thursday.
The projections are contained in a new WHO...
KRIF Ghana Limited, a household brand in superior quality European stationary and accessories, is embarking on a ‘Stay Safe Campaign’ to support all efforts to help curb the spread of novel coronavirus in the country and subsequently the ECOWAS sub-region.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Stay Safe-Don’t Use Your Fingers to Count...
The heightened dependency on digital infrastructure resulting in more time spent online, spread of the virus, fear and uncertainty in the midst of COVID-19, has created fertile ground for cybercrime experts to use sophisticated, complex and innovative tactics to stay ahead of their targets.
In a webinar presentation to members...
With regards to the consequences and challenges accompanying the corona virus pandemic, the aviation and hospitality industry has suffered the most.
Travel bans and other mobility restrictions has had our airports, hotels and resorts all over the world vacant and unoccupied.
Millions of people are now obliged to stay put and...
Welcome to another week of financial learning. I have been away for a while, and I noticed a few things on the break that I would like to share in today’s epistle.
Managing your personal finances is a deliberate and disciplined effort that requires constant reminders.
Financial experts agree that while...
“ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution”.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of this year, organisations across the planet began to shift into action....
As Zoomlion fumigates & disinfects E/R SHSs
The Headmaster of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH), Koforidua, Eastern Region, Mr Samuel Prince Folley has revealed that bedbugs infestation in the school sometimes compels many of his students to sleep in the school’s dining hall.
He said with the high incidence...
Republic Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has made a GH¢200,000 donation towards the construction of a 100-bed COVID-19 Infectious Disease Isolation and Treatment Centre as part of its support to several medical facilities spread across the country.
The COVID-19 Infectious Disease Isolation and Treatment Centre located...
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has presented its report on the impact of COVID-19 on the country’s banking sector, and announced that banks should brace for substantial credit losses, increased cybersecurity challenges, and increased cost in keeping employees safe while the pandemic ravages the economy.
The report paints a grim outlook for the...